January 26: The
theatrical premiere of the documentary 'Muscle Shoals - Small
Town, Big Music' at
the Sundance Film
Festival at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, UT.

January 29: Sam Samudio's album
'Sam - Hard And Heavy' is released on CD with the bonus track 'Me
And Bobby McGee'. (DETAILS)

FEBRUARY
2013

February 12:
The Allman Brothers Band compilation CD 'Icon' is released
by Mercury Records. (DETAILS)

February 25: George Jackson's
compilation LP 'The Fame Sessions' is released in the UK. Duane
Allman plays on the track 'Greedy Over You'. (DETAILS)

February 25:
'Dangerous' Dan Toler,
guitarist in the Allman Brothers Band from 1978-1982 and also
guitarist in Dickey Betts & Great Southern and the Gregg Allman
Band, dies in Sarasota, FL at the age of 64.

February 26: The paperback edition of Gregg Allman's autobiography 'My Cross To Bear' is published by
William Morrow - Harper Collins Publishers.
(PREVIEW)

MARCH
2013

E.J. Devokaitis' article 'Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective'
(about the soon to be released 7-CD box with the same name) is
published by 'Hittin' The Note' in issue #76.

March 11: Brian Robbins' article 'Duane Allman's
Daughter Galadrielle And The Skydog Box Set' is published on
http://www.jambands.com/

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March 16:
'Weekend Edition Saturday' (NPR) interview with Duane Allman's daughter Galadrielle about the
release of the 7-CD box set 'Skydog: The Duane Allman
Retrospective.

March 18:
The Allman Brothers Band compilation CD 'Midnight Rider: The
Essential Collection' is released
by Spectrum Music in the UK.(DETAILS)

March 19: Duane
Allman's 7-CD box set 'Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective'
is released by Rounder Records. (DETAILS)

March 20: The Sweet Inspirations' album 'Sweets For My Sweet' is released
on CD in Japan.(DETAILS)

APRIL
2013

Bud Scoppa's album review 'Duane Allman - Skydog: The Duane
Allman Retrospective' is
published in the April 2013 issue of 'Uncut' magazine in the UK.
http://www.uncut.co.uk/

April 14: Singer and songwriter George Jackson dies in Ridgeland, MS at the age of
68. (NOTE)

May 6:
Saxophone player Rudolph
'Juicy' Carter dies in Salisbury, NC.
He played with the Allman Brothers Band at the March 1971
concerts at the Fillmore East in New York and is featured on the
March 12 (second show) recording of Hot 'Lanta, released in 1993
on 'The Fillmore Concerts'.

May 14:
Irma Thomas' album 'In Between Tears' is re-released on LP and CD by
Alive Records. (NOTE)(DETAILS)

JUNE
2013

June 14:
Anne Erickson's article 'The World According To...Duane Allman' is
published on
http://www.gibson.com

June 20:
The Muscle Shoals Music Foundation acquired the home of the original
Muscle Shoals Sound Studios at 3614 Jackson Highway in Sheffield,
AL, according to board chairman Rodney Hall. (NOTE)

June 24:
James Govan's compilation CD 'Wanted - The Fame Recordings' is released in the UK. Duane Allman is
suspected to play on the track 'That's Alright Mama'. (DETAILS)

January 8:
Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks have announced that they will
leave The Allman Brothers Band at the end of 2014.

January 28: Gregg Allman has told to Relix Magazine that
The Allman Brothers Band will stop touring at the end of 2014.

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January 28: Amy Ray's CD 'Goodnight
Tender' is released.
It contains the song "Duane Allman".

FEBRUARY
2014

February 10:
The
'Muscle Shoals' movie is released on DVD in the UK. (DETAILS)

February
18: The Allman Brothers
Band CD 'Boston Common 8/17/71' is re-issued. (DETAILS)

February 18: Alan Paul's book 'One Way Out - The Inside History Of The
Allman Brothers Band' is published by St. Martin's
Press.
(PREVIEW)

February 25:
The
'Muscle Shoals' movie is released on DVD and Blu-ray in the USA. (DETAILS)

February 25:
The Allman Brothers Band compilation CD 'Icon 2' is released
by Mercury Records. (DETAILS)

MARCH
2014

March 4: Galadrielle Allman's book 'Please Be With Me - A Song
For My Father, Duane Allman' is published by Spiegel & Grau.
(PREVIEW)

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March 10:
Leonard Lopate interview with
Galadrielle
Allman about her book
'Please Be With Me: A Song For My Father, Duane Allman'.
('The Leonard Lopate Show' / WNYC, New York).

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March 28: Greg Kot interview with
Alan Paul about his book
'One Way Out - The Inside History Of The Allman Brothers Band'.
('Sound Opinions' / WBEZ, Chicago).

March 31: The compilation CD 'The
Complete Fame Singles Vol. 1 - 1964-67' is released in the UK. (DETAILS)

APRIL
2014

April 19:
Clarence Carter's compilation LP 'Slip Away - The Ultimate
Clarence Carter 1966-1971' is released as a limited edition
Record Store Day album. (DETAILS)

MAY
2014

May 4: The Library Ballroom in Macon, GA unveils a plaque, courtesy of The Georgia Allman
Brothers Band Association (GABBA), to commemorate the location
of The College Discotheque, where The Allman Brothers Band
performed their first paid gig in Macon on May 2, 1969. (NOTE)

JUNE
2014

June 2:
The Allman Brothers Band has announced the final shows to
close an illustrious 45-year career.
The final concert will take place on October 28, 2014 at the
Beacon Theatre in New York City.

June 27: Soul singer-songwriter and musician Bobby Womack dies at the age of 70.

JULY
2014

July 16: Blues guitarist and singer Johnny Winter dies in
Zürich, Switzerland, at the age of 70.

July 18: Soul singer James Govan dies at the age of 64.

July 29: The Allman Brothers Band 'The 1971 Fillmore East
Recordings' is released as 6 CD, 3 Blu-ray and 4 LP sets. (DETAILS)

AUGUST
2014

August 6: Carla Jean Whitley's book 'Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
- How The Swampers Changed American Music' is published by The
History Press.
(PREVIEW)

August 11: The various artists compilation CD 'Duane Allman's
Jukebox' is released in the UK. (DETAILS)

SEPTEMBER
2014

September 27: A portion of Vineville Ave. in Macon, GA is named 'Duane Allman
Memorial Boulevard'.
The stretch passes by the Allman Brothers Band Museum at the
'Big House', the 'Raymond Berry Oakley III Bridge' and the 'H & H Restaurant'. (NOTE)

OCTOBER
2014

October 7: The paperback edition of Galadrielle Allman's book 'Please Be With Me - A Song
For My Father, Duane Allman' is published by Spiegel & Grau.
(PREVIEW)

October 28: After 45 years 'The Allman Brothers Band' played
their final concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.
The marathon three-set performance ended during the early hours
of October 29, exactly 43 years to the day of Duane Allman's
fatal motorcycle accident.

DECEMBER
2014

December 2: Cowboy's
album '5'll Getcha Ten' is released on CD. (DETAILS)

January 20: Until The Ribbon Breaks
album
"A Lesson Unlearnt" is released.
One of the tracks contains samples of John Hammond's song "Cryin'
For My Baby" with Duane Allman. (DETAILS)

FEBRUARY
2015

February 3: The Allman Brothers
Band album 'American University 12/13/70' is released as an exclusive 2xLP 180 gram vinyl
pressing, limited to 1200 pieces, by Newbury Comics. (DETAILS)

February 3: Bobby Lance's album
"First Peace" is released on CD for the first time (together with
his album "Rollin' Man") by Real Gone Music. (DETAILS)

February 24: The album 'The Allman
Brothers Band At Fillmore East' is released as an exclusive 2xLP 180
gram vinyl pressing, limited to 1000 pieces, by Newbury Comics. (DETAILS)

February 24: The expanded paperback version of Alan Paul's book 'One Way Out - The Inside History Of The
Allman Brothers Band' is published by St. Martin's
Griffin.
(PREVIEW)

MARCH
2015

March
2: Boz Scaggs' album 'Boz
Scaggs' is released as a 2CD by Edsel Records in the UK.
Despite what the CD's say, someone has mistakenly placed the
versions on the wrong discs.
CD 1 is in fact the 1977 remix and CD 2 is the 1969 original version. (DETAILS)

March
17: Bruce Adolph's article "Duane Allman's Hot 'Lanta" is published in
'Collectible Guitar Then And Now':
http://issuu.com/

APRIL
2015

April 7: Rick Hall's book 'The Man From Muscle Shoals - My
Journey From Shame To Fame' is published by Heritage Builders Publishers.
(PREVIEW)

April 14:
Singer Percy Sledge dies in Baton Rouge, LA at the age of 73.

August 4:
Legendary country producer and songwriter Billy Sherrill, best
known for his work with Tammy Wynette and George Jones, dies in
Nashville, TN at the age of 78.
Together with Rick Hall and Tom Stafford, he was one of the
founders of FAME Publishing in Muscle Shoals, AL in 1959.
In 1962 he had left FAME and made his way to Nashville.

August 7: The Duane Allman, Bob Weir & Jerry Garcia CD 'The New
England Jam - The Boston Broadcast, 1970' is released in the UK
by Great American Broadcast Company. (DETAILS)

February 12: The documentary 'The Allman Brothers Band: After
The Crash - The Years Following Duane's Tragic Departure' is
released on DVD.(DETAILS)

MARCH
2016

March 11:
Corbin Reiff's article 'Allman Brothers Band's Legendary 1971
Fillmore East Run: An Oral History' is
published on
http://www.rollingstone.com

APRIL
2016

April 1: The
Allman Brothers Band CD 'Live From A&R Studios, New York, August 26,
1971' is released by the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company. (DETAILS)

April 15: The various artists compilation CD box set
'The Fillmore East - Last 3 Nites', containing the set The
Allman Brothers Band played on June 27, 1971, is
released by Echoes. (DETAILS)

MAY
2016

May 6: The
Allman Brothers Band CD 'Live Chicago 1/31/70' is released by Silver
Dollar Recordings.These recordings
were not made on January 31, 1970 in Chicago, IL but on August 26,
1971 at A & R Studios in New
York City, NY
for a live
WPLJ FM Broadcast. (DETAILS)

June 21:
Wayne Jackson, the trumpet player of 'The Memphis Horns', dies
in Memphis, TN at the age of 74.
He played with Duane Allman on recordings by 'The Duck & The
Bear' ("Hand Jive" & "Goin' Up To Country") and 'Delaney &
Bonnie & Friends' ("Soul Skake").

JULY
2016

July 1: The
Allman Brothers Band compilation CD 'Live On Air . . . Volume One' is released by
Live Wire Productions. (DETAILS)

August 17: The
Allman Brothers Band vinyl LP 'Live At Fillmore West - Closing Night 27th
June 1971' is released by
DOL records.
These recordings were not made at the Fillmore West in San
Francisco, CA but at the Fillmore East in New York, NY on June 27,
1971. (DETAILS)

SEPTEMBER
2016

September 2: James Luther (Jim)
Dickinson's album 'Dixie Fried' is re-released by Future Days
Recordings with 7 bonus tracks. (NOTE)(DETAILS)

September 9: The
Duane Allman CD 'Skydog Tales' is released by MVDaudio.
It contains 2 interviews with Duane Allman from 1970. (DETAILS)

September 30: The various artists compilation CD
'Let It Be - Black America Sings Lennon, McCartney And Harrison' is
released by Ace Records Ltd. in the UK.
Duane Allman plays on 1 track. (DETAILS)

OCTOBER
2016

October
28: Duane Allman's 'Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective'
is released by Rounder Records as a 14-LP box set. (DETAILS)

NOVEMBER
2016

November 18: Ronnie
Hawkins' compilation CD box set 'Original Album Series'
is released by Rhino. Duane Allman plays on 17 tracks. (DETAILS)

JANUARY
2017

January 24: An
previously unknown live
recording of The Allman Brothers
Band, recorded on July 9, 1970 at the State University Of New York in Stonybrook, NY
has surfaced.

January 24: Drummer Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks Jr., a founding
member of The Allman Brothers Band, dies in West Palm Beach, FL
at the age of 69.

FEBRUARY
2017

February 3: The expanded edition of Delaney & Bonnie And Friends
1971 album 'Motel Shot' is released by Real Gone Music. (DETAILS)

February 20: An all-star cast of musicians came together to
honor the memory of late Allman Brothers Band founding drummer
Butch Trucks at a private memorial ceremony at the Cox Capitol
Theatre in Macon, GA. (NOTE)

MARCH
2017

March 12: Lee Hazen, who recorded "The Escorts" in 1964/1965 at
his cottage studio in Ormond Beach, FL, dies.
His career started in 1964, when he recorded "The Nightcrawlers".
In 1965 he worked for a year at Criteria Studios, and later at
King Studios.
From 1966 on he worked at the Woodland Studios.
In 1976 he opened his own Studio 'By The Pond' in Hendersonville,
TN.

March 18: Guitarist, singer and songwriter Chuck Berry dies in
Wentzville, MO at the age of 90.
The Allman Joys played his composition 'Carol' in 1966.
Duane Allman recorded 'No Money Down' for his unreleased studio
album at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL in February 1969.
The Allman Brothers Band played 'Johnny B. Goode' on January 23,
1971 at the Capitol Theater in Portchester, NY with Duane Allman
on vocals.

April 21:
The Allman Brothers Band compilation CD 'The Ultimate Collection' is released
by Universal Music International. Duane Allman plays on 16
tracks. (DETAILS)

MAY
2017

May 5: The Allman
Brothers Band CD 'The First Live Recordings'
is released by Laser Media. (DETAILS)

May 12: The
Duane Allman CD 'The Legend And The Legacy' is released by Hump Head
Records in the UK. (DETAILS)

May 27: Gregory LeNoir "Gregg" Allman, a founding
member of The Allman Brothers Band and the younger brother of
Duane Allman, dies in Richmond Hill, GA at
the age of 69.

JUNE
2017

June 3: Gregg Allman's funeral at Snow's Memorial Chapel in
Macon, GA was attended by his ex-wife Cher, former Allman
Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts, former President Jimmy
Carter and many others.

June 3: Gregg Allman is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon,
GA beside his brother Duane Allman and fellow Allman Brothers
Band member Berry Oakley.

JULY
2017

July 28: The
Delaney & Bonnie And Friends CD 'Livin' On The Open Road - Live At
The A&R Recording Studios 1971' is released by Air Cuts. (DETAILS)

AUGUST
2017

August 12: An all-star cast of musicians
played a tribute concert in memory of Gregg Allman and
Butch Trucks at the Peach Music Festival at Montage Mountain in
Scranton, PA. (NOTE)

SEPTEMBER
2017

September 15: The
Allman Brothers Band vinyl LP 'Live At Warehouse In New Orleans, March
20th 1971' is released by DOL records. (DETAILS)

September
19: Drummer, guitarist, bass guitarist and producer Johnny
Sandlin dies in Decatur, AL at the age of 72.
He played drums in The Hour Glass (with Gregg and Duane Allman)
in 1967 and 1968.
He was also the producer of The Allman Brothers Band albums
'Brothers and Sisters', 'Win, Lose or Draw' and 'Wipe the
Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas', Gregg Allman's albums 'Laid
Back' and 'The Gregg Allman Tour' and Dickey Betts' album
'Highway Call'.

OCTOBER
2017

October 27: The
Clarence Carter CD 'Testifyin' & Patches (with bonus tracks)'
is
released by Ace Records Ltd. / Kent Soul in the UK. Duane Allman
doesn't play on these tracks. (DETAILS)